Owen Parker Tidmore

Owen Parker was born on January 24th at 4:11PM Pacific Time. He weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces.

Both Mommy and Baby are happy and healthy.

Tomorrow....

is my due date...and I should also be induced! Hopefully, next time we write Owen will be here!!! We are excited!!

Think about us tomorrow and say some prayers for a safe and EASY (!!) delivery!

Hmm...

So, we went to the doctor today. No baby yet. Obviously. They estimated his current weight at 8 pounds 5 ounces. She tried a little something for me to maybe get my labor going...so far...NOTHING. Next Wednesday is my due date and I was basically told today that I would be induced on Wednesday if Owen wasn't here by then.

So, we wait. HE NEEDS TO COME OUT!!!!!!!! I am SO uncomfortable. I am so short and he has literally no room, so when he stretches out his legs (which the doctor mentioned today during the ultrasound that his legs are really long) they shove up into my diaphragm and it HURTS.

Ok so...any ideas as to how to get this kid out?? :-) What do you know? Share. Please. I am begging you.

Owen moving

So here is a video Travis put together of my belly. I shot all of it from my perspective, so it is me looking down at my belly. Anyway...for some reason any time anyone else looks at or touches my belly Owen stops moving. So, I wanting to get it on video as proof that my child actually does move ALOT in my belly. :-)

UPDATE!!

Ok, so we are back from the doctor! I am between 1 1/2 and 2 centimeters dilated, and I'm 50% effaced. His head is VERY low and just about ready. Since they think he is going to be big, next week at my appt. they are going to do an ultrasound to get a better estimate of how big he will be, and then possibly schedule an induction soon after, if he is going to be really big. The doctor today was pretty sure he is going to be very large...but I am small so if they estimate bigger than 8 ish pounds already, then the induction is the best option. That is, if I don't go into labor before my next appt. I am hoping I do, but who knows. At least I know that the doctor won't let me go past my due date due to his size...so we have no more than 2 weeks to wait!! WOO HOO!! There is an end in site!

Ok, I am posting my 38 week pic. Please excuse my heinous facial expression. I slept TERRIBLY last night, and I am retaining water so my face looks huge. But, the belly is there. You can see my belly button poking out too.

Nothing Yet

Owen is not here yet. Sigh. I wish he'd hurry up. :-) I technically still have 2 weeks to go...but I bet he waits at least 3. :-(

Travis is in bed sick...so let's all start saying some prayers that I don't get what he has because I'd really rather not be puking these days.

Nothing new to report. I have a doctor appt. tomorrow morning, so we'll see how I'm progressing. I am betting not at all. BOO. I also need to take a belly pic an post it, but haven't gotten around to that today.

Wow...I really don't have much to say. At least not anything interesting. Not going to work everyday is weird. I'm not sure what to do with myself...and quite honestly there is not much that i can do these days without huffing and puffing. he he I just don't get around as easily as I used to. It could have something to do with the very large basketball shaped growth in my stomach area, but I'm not sure. ;-)

I'll update soon with a pic and reports from the doc, if it is anything worth reporting.

Happy New Year!

Well kids, it looks like Owen will definitely be a 2008 baby. I haven't had him yet. :-( I am getting more uncomfortable, though...and ready to have him. We just found out that my brother and sister in law are going to have a baby in August!! AND, some good friends of ours (won't mention their names yet) are also expecting in August! FUN! Lots O Babies in 2008!

My aunt and cousin come today - my cousin is starting school at Pepperdine next week. She is coming just in time to babysit!!! :-)

We have a doctor appt tomorrow, so we'll see if there's any progress. I know I technically only have 3 weeks left of this pregnancy (if he doesn't show up late), but I am READY!! Of course, I think Owen will laugh at us and be late after all of the commotion. The doctor told us to be ready any day, so every day we are ready...but Owen is too cozy I guess.

I hope everyone is having a good New Year so far. Nothing exciting is happening around here...just waiting for the boy to come. Its ok, because I know we will have teh baby before February!! :-)